English

Noun

calix ‎(plural calixes or calices)

1. Dated form of calyx.

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κύλιξ ‎(kúlix) (cup), from κύω ‎(kúō).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈka.liks/, [ˈka.lɪks]

Noun

calix m ‎(genitive calicis); third declension

1. cup, chalice
2. cooking pot
3. small pipe

Inflection

Third declension.

Descendants

References

• calix in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• calix in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• CALIX in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “calix”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• calix in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• calix in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin